Well stocked library
Computer facilities with internet access

This module will cover the following areas -
1. Human rights and medical treatment.
2. The competent adult and the mentally incompetent patient.
3. Children and medical treatment.
4. Resource allocation.

This module will be strongly student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5x 2 hour seminars supported by student research and personal study and there will be an additional five hours of student guidance, supervision and support. Students will follow a set pattern contained in the module handbook. A formative assessment will be used to encourage research on the subject area.

ESSENTIAL TEXT CHOOSE ONE
Brazier, Margaret, and Cave, Emma (2007) Medicine, Patients and the Law, 4th edition. Penguin.
Mason, J.K and Laurie, G.T. Mason and McCall Smith (2006) Law and Medical Ethics, 27th edition. Butterworths.

CASEBOOK (not essential but very useful)
McHale, Jean, and Fox, Marie (2006) Healthcare Law: Text and Materials, 2nd edition. Thomson.
Jackson, Emily (2006) Medical Law Text, Cases and Materials. Oxford University Press

In addition, it is helpful to have a book on ethics:
Harris, John (1992) The Value of Life. Routledge and Kegan Paul plc
OR
Gillon, Raanan (1986) Philosophical Medical Ethics. John Wiley and Sons

An individual presentation for formative assessment
One piece of summative assessment a written paper of 5000 words (Assesses Learning Outcomes 1-3) 100% of assessment